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I don't like guns that much but this is bs!

this is near me. I really cannot make sense of this. I'll highlight the important parts.

Princeton, N.C. â€” A Princeton High
School senior and honors student who says he inadvertently brought two
unloaded shotguns onto school property will be allowed to graduate, an
attorney for Johnston County Schools said Thursday.

David Cole
Withrow, 18, was arrested Monday on a felony charge of bringing a weapon
onto educational property, after he realized he left the guns in his
car after skeet shooting over the weekend.

Kim Boykin, a family
friend speaking on behalf of Withrow's family, said he tried to get
permission from school administrators to take home the weapon but
instead, was arrested and expelled.

But Jimmy Lawrence, an
attorney for the Johnston County Schools Board of Education, said in a
statement Thursday afternoon that Withrow has not been expelled and that
the school system superintendent "has made provisions" that will allow
him to continue his education and to receive his high school diploma if
he meets graduation requirements.

A spokeswoman for Johnston
County Schools said she could not speak specifically about disciplinary
measures against Withrow but said that, generally, students bringing
weapons to school are suspended for 10 days with a recommendation to be
suspended for a full calendar year â€“ the mandate according to state law.

"The
Legislature has mandated what actions law enforcement, school
principals and school superintendents must do upon finding a violation
of this law," Lawrence said. "It was enacted for the purpose of
'deterring students and others from bringing any type of guns onto
school grounds because of the increased necessity for safety in our
schools.' This has never been more true, based on recent events that
have occurred at schools in the United States in the last few years."

Frank Wood, an attorney for Withrow's family, said Withrow was
initially suspended but that it's unclear for how long since the length
of time is not on the suspension sheet.

Johnston County
Superintendent Ed Croom reviewed the case, Wood said, and agreed to
forgo the recommended 365-day suspension and to allow Withrow to finish
out his high school career, beginning May 13, at an alternative school.

Boykin said Withrow's family is still not satisfied since he will not be allowed to walk with his graduating class.

"He's
an Eagle Scout, a guy who made a mistake, and he doesn't deserve to
have his diploma not have Princeton High School on it," Boykin said. "He
doesn't deserve to not walk across the stage with his friends that he's
known since pre-school."

Fellow students have started a "Free Cole" campaign, including bumper stickers, T-shirts and social media to let Withrow's story be known.

They
have said that it's unfair that he wasn't allowed the same concessions
as an assistant principal who made the same mistake in 2011 when she
unwittingly brought a gun to school and was suspended for three days
without pay but didn't face criminal charges.

The news quickly spread on the Internet, causing an outpouring of support from across the world.

"It's
overwhelming, it really is," Boykin said. "In this horrible situation
that (the Withrow family) is in the middle of, this is the one thing
that they have that they can hang onto â€“ that there's so many people
coming out to stand up for their kid and realize he's a good person who
made a mistake."

Withrow's even received scholarship offers from Harding University in Searcy, Ark., and Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va.

"We
think he is a victim of a system that is a little bit, maybe, too
overly sensitive to certain things," Liberty Chancellor Jerry Falwell
Jr. said. "There has to be room for honest mistakes, and right now, I
don't think the law does that."

As far as the criminal charge against Withrow, he is scheduled to go to court May 16.

"We
don't believe there is any evidence that he knowingly and willingly
brought a gun to campus," Wood said. "I feel confident that we can get a
good result (in court)."

Wait, so HE realized it and tried to get permission to take them home? Sheesh. He should have kept his mouth shut and let them remain on campus. Or privately called a parent to come get his car. Nice to know that admitting you made a mistake and then trying to correct it will get you screwed over...THAT is a valid life lesson.

Wait, so HE realized it and tried to get permission to take them home? Sheesh. He should have kept his mouth shut and let them remain on campus. Or privately called a parent to come get his car. Nice to know that admitting you made a mistake and then trying to correct it will get you screwed over...THAT is a valid life lesson.

yep. meanwhile in other north carolina news, they're voting to cut funding for public pre-k.

The poor kid should have just not said anything. He is an honest kid though and thought the adults would be reasonable and understanding. Most adults are not and he just leaned that. Poor guy. I hope this doesn't screw up his future.

The poor kid should have just not said anything. He is an honest kid though and thought the adults would be reasonable and understanding. Most adults are not and he just leaned that. Poor guy. I hope this doesn't screw up his future.

The poor kid should have just not said anything. He is an honest kid though and thought the adults would be reasonable and understanding. Most adults are not and he just leaned that. Poor guy. I hope this doesn't screw up his future.

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